Naci Balak

1.2k total citations
60 papers, 510 citations indexed

About

Naci Balak is a scholar working on Surgery, Neurology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Naci Balak has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 510 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Surgery, 19 papers in Neurology and 15 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Naci Balak's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (9 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (7 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). Naci Balak is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (9 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (7 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). Naci Balak collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, Denmark and United States. Naci Balak's co-authors include İlhan Elmacı, Çiçek Bayındır, Marike L. D. Broekman, Tiit Mathiesen, Aykut Karasu, Necmettin Tanrıöver, Gökalp Sılav, Otto Scheibelhofer, Johannes Khinast and Daniel Koller and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Neurology and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Naci Balak

53 papers receiving 500 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Naci Balak Türkiye 13 183 142 83 77 69 60 510
Hamisi K. Shabani Tanzania 14 113 0.6× 115 0.8× 87 1.0× 55 0.7× 98 1.4× 38 485
Sandeep Vaishya India 16 223 1.2× 255 1.8× 62 0.7× 185 2.4× 128 1.9× 64 773
Mueez Waqar United Kingdom 14 136 0.7× 156 1.1× 49 0.6× 133 1.7× 191 2.8× 47 484
Amol Raheja India 14 184 1.0× 268 1.9× 33 0.4× 78 1.0× 192 2.8× 80 578
Soumya Mukherjee United Kingdom 11 217 1.2× 122 0.9× 52 0.6× 45 0.6× 97 1.4× 39 404
Muhammad Shahzad Shamim Pakistan 15 193 1.1× 254 1.8× 65 0.8× 159 2.1× 162 2.3× 135 814
Nishant Goyal India 12 241 1.3× 121 0.9× 76 0.9× 44 0.6× 58 0.8× 46 433
Gianvincenzo Sparacia Italy 16 133 0.7× 142 1.0× 56 0.7× 113 1.5× 121 1.8× 67 677
Jonathan A. Micieli Canada 14 69 0.4× 239 1.7× 88 1.1× 25 0.3× 84 1.2× 137 726
Jeffery P. Hogg United States 18 295 1.6× 193 1.4× 177 2.1× 40 0.5× 160 2.3× 68 995

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Naci Balak

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Balak, Naci & Tiit Mathiesen. (2024). Loss of Moral Values During Business-Like Transformations in Healthcare Services. World Neurosurgery. 191. 149–155. 1 indexed citations
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Balak, Naci, et al.. (2024). Factors Affecting Turkish Medical Students' Pursuit of a Career in Neurosurgery: A Single Center Survey Study. World Neurosurgery. 185. e926–e943. 3 indexed citations
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Kılıç, Ömer, et al.. (2024). Pharyngeal perforations after anterior cervical spinal procedures: A systematic review. Heliyon. 11(1). e41466–e41466.
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Özgiray, Erkin, et al.. (2023). Unusual Anterior Neck Swelling: Cervical Spinal Cord Schwannoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 42(4). e358–e362.
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Balak, Naci, et al.. (2022). The crucial role of ethical hospital administration in neurosurgery education. Frontiers in Health Services. 2. 860266–860266. 3 indexed citations
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Balak, Naci, et al.. (2022). Giant cranial plasmacytoma: case report and discussion of a potential relationship with sex hormones. Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska. 57(3). 314–316.
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Mathiesen, Tiit, Naci Balak, Nicolàs Samprón, Marike L. D. Broekman, & Ciarán Bolger. (2022). Ethico-legal regional differences in European neurosurgical practice: Part 1-pre-COVID-19 era. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100899–100899. 3 indexed citations
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Baran, Oğuz, Naci Balak, Serhat Baydın, et al.. (2020). Assessing the connectional anatomy of superior and lateral surgical approaches for medial temporal lobe epilepsy. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 81. 378–389. 3 indexed citations
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Balak, Naci, et al.. (2019). Surgical technique for the protection of the cervical sympathetic trunk in anterolateral oblique corpectomy: A new cadaveric demonstration. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 63. 267–271. 6 indexed citations
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Balak, Naci, et al.. (2017). Mammillothalamic and Mammillotegmental Tracts as New Targets for Dementia and Epilepsy Treatment. World Neurosurgery. 110. 133–144. 21 indexed citations
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Balak, Naci, et al.. (2017). Intracranial multiple myeloma may imitate subdural hemorrhage: How to overcome diagnostic limitations and avoid errors in treatment. Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska. 51(3). 252–258. 2 indexed citations
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Özkanlı, Şeyma, et al.. (2014). Rosette-Forming Glioneuronal Tumor That Did Not Recur for Six Years: A Rare Case Report. Journal of Medical Cases. 5(5). 304–307. 1 indexed citations
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Sılav, Gökalp, et al.. (2012). Microsurgical management of non-neurofibromatosis spinal schwannoma. Neurocirugía. 24(6). 244–249. 10 indexed citations
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Hanımoğlu, Hakan, Mustafa Onur Ulu, Ramazan Memişoğulları, et al.. (2011). Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A and High-Sensitivitive C-Reactive Protein Levels in Chronic Subdural Haematoma Patients. DSpace - Düzce (Duzce University). 28(3). 330–336. 1 indexed citations
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Balak, Naci, et al.. (2010). Microsurgical and histomorphometric study of the occipital sinus: Quantitative measurements using a novel approach of stereology. Clinical Anatomy. 23(4). 386–393. 16 indexed citations
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Elmacı, İlhan & Naci Balak. (2008). Pioneering Turkish neurosurgeon Hami Dilek and the traces of Harvey Cushing's legacy in his work. Journal of neurosurgery. 108(4). 821–829. 4 indexed citations
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Balak, Naci. (2007). Unilateral partial hemilaminectomy in the removal of a large spinal ependymoma. The Spine Journal. 8(6). 1030–1036. 36 indexed citations
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Balak, Naci, et al.. (2007). Successful surgical treatment of a hemophiliac infant with nontraumatic acute subdural hematoma. Surgical Neurology. 68(5). 537–540. 15 indexed citations
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Balak, Naci & İlhan Elmacı. (2007). A pioneering female neurosurgeon: Dr. Aysima Altınok. Acta Neurochirurgica. 149(9). 943–948. 9 indexed citations

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